dell-studio-1555-ac-adapter &laquo; WordPress.com Tag Feedhttps://en.wordpress.com/tag/dell-studio-1555-ac-adapter/
Feed of posts on WordPress.com tagged "dell-studio-1555-ac-adapter"Tue, 03 Mar 2015 20:33:54 +0000https://en.wordpress.com/tags/enhttps://dell2012.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/dell-studio-1555-ac-adapter/
Fri, 01 Jun 2012 08:54:45 +0000dell2012https://dell2012.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/dell-studio-1555-ac-adapter/Boy, this one sounds like a real doozy. The first thing I would do is make sure that the BIOS has all available “wake from ____” settings turned off. (WakeOnLAN / WakeOnModem are the two common ones). My understanding is that either of those could trigger it.Not familiar with CoreBoot – will look into it. I too wish that I could force a reflash of the latest BIOS just so that I could be sure. The Dell Studio 1555 AC Adapter support site does indicate that 1.70 was released a while after the units were release. My SIL would not have upgraded her BIOS on her own, yet here it is supposedly the “newest”. I did not see previous releases hosted at Toshiba (USA/Canada anyways) to try a downgrade followed by upgrade.

Next thing I would do is replace the CMOS battery, load BIOS/Setup defaults, and see if that fixed it. I’ve heard others on here mention that a corrupt BIOS can do some nasty things, and they’re right.My last guess would be that perhaps the power button is being shorted out somewhere, or maybe there’s a bad chassis ground in the system. I really hope you’re good with a multimeter when it gets to figuring this one.If none of that works… wow, I’m out of ideas unless you figure out Dell Vostro 1220 AC Adapter a way to force flash that BIOS chip. You might see if the folks at CoreBoot can help you with that. They’re pretty nice folks who like to help people, even insufferably n00bish nutcases like me But that’s a story for another day..

Mrs. mysterious1der’s laptop (M55-S331) won’t keep time accurately. I’ve torn apart and repaired (board swaps, not actual board level repair) dozens of Dell laptops, but this is my first Toshiba. Lo and behold, the CMOS battery is soldered to the motherboard. Do I either have to unsolder it and resolder a new one, or get a new motherboard?This seems to me like something that might be solved more easily with software, assuming by “won’t keep time” you mean it’s somewhat fast or slow. I know you can set the basic Windows clock to readjust itself to time via the internet – you might consider investigating a way to just have the clock check the Dell Studio 1745 AC Adapter time online at more frequent intervals. This might require some tweaking or a separate program, I’m not really sure, and of course it won’t solve the problem if the clock is radically off so that as soon as it readjusts it’s bad again…nor will it help much if the laptop spends significant amounts of time offline. Before you go messing with the CMOS battery and playing with solder, though, you might consider a little research into some software-forced adjustment instead.

I see you’ve already moved on to considering a new lappy, but I’ll add my five cents here to aid future researchers. (I also had a difficult time finding info on some of the Dell Latitude C810 AC Adapter Satellites two months ago. It looks like my M300 differs only in processor (though mine’s an M300-800 @ 2.26GHz), and I get 2hrs 20min with Word and a couple of PDFs open on Vista’s power saver plan. Battery life will probably go down rapidly if you run tasks even slightly more intensive.

]]>https://dell2012.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/dell-studio-1558-ac-adapter/
Mon, 14 May 2012 09:18:28 +0000dell2012https://dell2012.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/dell-studio-1558-ac-adapter/Usually those AC adapters will take multiple input voltages (110v, 115v, 120v, 210v, 220v, etc.) and multiple input frequencies (60 Hz – 80 Hz) so you can use it (safely) anywhere in the world.. They’ve also got all the electrical certifications and such for every country..

It’s not the same one that came with your laptop? Dell should have exact replacement parts available…It’s not unusual for laptops to pull up to 100W when quick charging the battery and putting the laptop under full load at the same time.. I doubt Dell would have shipped a brick that was a higher rating than what was needed with the laptop Dell Studio 1558 AC Adapter .. And you should buy the same brick that you’re replacing if you’re not sending it in for warranty replacement.

So the ac adapter that came with it simply died no idea what happened [its my younger brothers laptop] and so tomorrow ill see if the limited warranty will work since its only been 5 months but anyway the only one dell offers is 120 bucks which is just stupid for a ac adapter and since its a pain in the butt to find one with all the needed specs…

Have Dell replace it under warranty.. I wouldn’t recommend buying a Chinese knock-off AC adapter.. Stick to genuine replacement parts for things like Dell Studio 1555 AC Adapter and batteries, you don’t want your laptop going up in smoke..

The universal AC adapters are usually bigger and bulkier than Dell’s, and they sometimes don’t work at the same range of input voltages.. There’s actually quite a lot that goes into the AC adapters and batteries so I don’t think the $120 price tag is unjustified..

If Dell is trying to sell you a different brick than what you’ve got, complain to them until they offer you the correct replacement part.. Don’t use their website… contact them, give them the part# and ask for a quote on replacement part

I am using ubuntu 11.04 on my dell laptop. Dell usually provide broadcom wifi card with laptops. ubuntu dont support these cards well.

Earlier to this I was facing a lot of issues with previous ubuntu versions. Now I again started facing issues, ubuntu is detecting the wifi card but not able to search any network.

Now I decided to buy a new usb wifi adapter, can anyone suggest me which adapter should be best for me?

Is it possible to disable internal wifi card and use external usb wifi adapter in ubuntu did your dad have a chance to look at the signal output of the psu with an oscilloscope? that would tell you whether or not there was some sort of signal. it could either be a constant frequency signal or logic signal. The latter would require a digital analyzer. An oscilloscope should still tell you if there is anything funny going on though. The psu might need to be put under load, but any 2k or higher 25W resistor should be more than capable to run your test.

Intel based ones seem to work well. I’ve also used Belkin USB ones, but the problem with them is that you cannot guarantee what chipset they use.

In the past I’ve replaced the internal WiFi card in laptops to work around WiFi problems (cheap on eBay), but I know that the BIOS on some Dells will not allow this.I cannot replace internal wifi card as it will violate the warranty. but I cannot complain to dell as well because then they will ask me to install windows. I decided to buy dlink one, is it possible to disable internal card and use only external

I am not suggesting you pick up an iGo . Well, I would suggest it if you have multiple protable devices, but I should say that there is no porblem in power your lappy with an iGo. I only use very portable devices (no laptop over 3lbs in over a decade), but there is no problem in powering your laptop with an iGo. They have a range of base bricks, just get one that is rated for your laptop Dell Inspiron 1525 AC Adapter .

What I wanted to claify is that you don’t need the base brick to get the tip. I was suggesting you just pick up the tip because, whatever iGo found to bypass the Dell problem, its in that tip and your dad sounds like exactly the kind of guy would could figure out what it is pretty quick .

]]>https://dell200.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/dell-studio-1745-ac-adapter/
Fri, 11 May 2012 07:25:17 +0000dell200https://dell200.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/dell-studio-1745-ac-adapter/Yep, exactly. Which means that you will not be able to temporarily disconnect your laptop from the wall socket when it starts storming so that you can make that last-minute reply or glance at a hot thread before the storm gets bad. :'( But at least it means that if the battery starts going defective and computer-damaging like mine did, then you can remove it and be able to use your computer until you get a new battery.I’ve read a few articles that claim you should NEVER leave your laptop plugged in on AC power with the Dell Studio 1745 AC Adapter installed after it has charged to capacity. I regularly ignore these articles…;)

I use my laptop with it plugged in constantly. I have even used it without the battery installed. It works fine regardless.

As for Game Booster, I have v2.3, and underneath and to the right of the “Click to Boost” button in the main Dell Studio 1555 AC Adapter window is a “Customize” link. Click that to customize the Gaming Mode. One of the settings is whether to use a special power plan to maximize your CPU usage or not. I have disabled that, but maybe you have that special power plan setting in Game Booster enabled.

You are a life saver. I am so happy right now. But let me not get my hopes up though. I guess there are other components inside the laptop other than the battery that the ac adapter can retrieve power from, maybe such as the motherboard inside the laptop.:)I just checked a couple of sites, and it is true. You can still use the laptop without it’s battery. But you have to use the ac adapter though. Once, you take out that Dell Latitude C810 AC Adapter, it will automatically shut down.

I just checked a couple of sites, and it is true. You can still use the laptop without it’s battery. But you have to use the ac adapter though. Once, you take out that ac adapter, it will automatically shut down.

Laptops that do not know when it was fully charged, and thus overcharge the battery and cause damage? If a company started selling those, they might start getting lawsuits or what have you soon after. ;)

I used my laptop, my main computer, for probably somewhat close to 3 years, with the battery always installed, before my battery went defective last year. That must say something, eh? Yes, it says something all right. Obviously you are savvy of the “ways of the liability” and have instead chosen to walk “the path of probability” (as have I).

I said “probably” because although I got my laptop in late 2007 (early December), I might not have switched completely over to it right away from the old, super-cheap (low-end) desktop that I had been using before we got the laptop. I would say that until the Dell Vostro 1220 AC Adapter went defective, I had been using it as the main computer for at least around 2 years, and likely at least 2.5 years. Yeah, I do not remember exactly; it has been a few years. :p Still, I would think that 2-2.5 years is a good long time. ;)

I believe that it is typical of me to pretty much go on a “probably” or lesser level of certainty about what I am saying if either I can not fully remember, or if I do not even trust that my own opinion is fully true. :p